G/TBT/N/TZA/375  
15 January 2020  
(20-0398) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Surgical 
instruments and materials (ICS 11.040.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1018: 
2019 Surgical suture needles — Specification (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for surgical suture needles.  
7. Objective  and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ASTM A751 -01, Standard Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical 
Analysis of Steel Products  
ASTM F1089 -02, Standard Test Method for Corrosion of Surgical Instruments  
ASTM F1840 -10, Standard Terminology for Surgical Suture Needles  
ISO 6507 -1, Metallic materials — Vicker hardness test — Part 1: Test method  
ISO 24153, Random sampling and ra ndomisation procedures  
ISO 13402, Surgical and dental hand instruments — Determination of resistance against 
autoclaving, corrosion and thermal exposure  
ASTM F3014 – 14, Standard Test Method for Penetration Testing of Needles Used in 
Surgical Sutures  
ASTM F1874 - 98, Standard Test Method for Bend Testing of Needles Used in Surgical 
Sutures  
IS 1501:2002, Method for Vickers hardness test for metallic materials (Third Revision).  
IS 7531 (1990): Surgical Instruments — Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel G/TBT/N/TZA/375  
 
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  Surgical Instruments — Methods of Tests.  
IS 9165 (Part 1): 1992, Surgical instruments — Needles, suture Part 1 — Specification.  
ISO 6507 -2:2018, Metallic materials — Vickers hardness test — Part 2: Verification and 
calibration of testing machines.  
9. Propose d date of adoption:  April 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister 
for Industry, Trade and Investment  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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